Chapter 165- 73
Marco''s POV
I groan and lean my head on the table. I hate this. My family lineage is not who I am, and I hate people
knowing about it.
"No. I ain''t a Beta. My uncle is a Beta. My dad is the younger brother, so he didn’t get no ranked title.
I’m just a pack warrior, like you, James," I sit up and shake my head.
"So you''re a regr old pack warrior with Beta blood?” James says with a whole lotta sarcasm in his
voice.
“Actually,” Alpha Bronx interrupts. I look up at him to see a sly look on his face.
"FINALLY, some damn recognition for who we are," my wolf sh huffs.
Oh man, please don''t do it. Please don''t do it. I beg in my mind.
"He''s a regr old pack warrior with Alpha blood,” the Alpha finishes his thought.Shit. Why does he
have to call me out like that?
"Because you co, ese!" sh growls at me, "Stop denying it and GET OVER YOURSELF!”
"Alpha, please stop. I’m no Beta and I certainly ain’t no Alpha,” I can feel my face getting flush with
embarrassment.
sh groans at my statement.
"Hold up, Marco. I''m gonna need you to exin this to me better. Is it too early for a beer? It seems like
this is a conversation to have over beer," James says. He sounds confused and looks a little pale.
"I will get you two a beer but I have more meetings this afternoon, so I''m going to stick to water for
now,” Alpha Bronx gets up from the table with a sly smile on his face and goes to the kitchen.
James and I just sit there in awkward silence until he gets back with a bottle for each of US. He sits
down in his chair and leans back with his arms crossed.
"Alright, Marco, please proceed. I''ve never heard this from your perspective before. Just your dad''s,"
Alpha Bronx makes a motion with his hand like he is giving me permission to tell the story and crosses
his arms.
"So, like Alpha Bronx said, my old man came here when he met my mom. The Granite Mountain pack
is tiny. My abuelo [grandfather] was a Beta.
When his Alpha retired and Alpha''s son became new Alpha, he made my uncle Roberto the Beta. They
don''t got no Gammas. So there was no ranked position for my dad," I take a deep drink from my bottle
and look at James to check his reaction.
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‘That doesn''t exin how you could have Alpha blood, Marco," James looks at me like he''s trying to
find the truth in my eyes. I sigh and take another drink before I talk again, "My abuelo’s older brother
was his Alpha. So technically, yeah, I could have
Alpha blood, but I never got no blood tests to confirm it. I don''t need to. I''m the youngest of five
brothers. There ain''t no situation where I would have to take a Beta''s ce let alone an Alpha’s. I’m too
far down the chain. There ain’t no way any of that is part of my DNA. My oldest brother Luis, probably,
but definitely not me."
"Marco, you''re joking, right? Look how big you arepared to your brothers. Shit, you''re almost as
tall as Bronx and practically as strong as him. There’s no way you don’t have Beta blood. I would put
money on you having Alpha blood,” James says. His eyes are wide, like he can''t believe that I don''t
have any special blood in me.
Alpha Bronxces up his fingers and puts his hands on top of his head, still leaning back in his seat,
"We could get the blood tests done if you wanted to, Marco. If it would make you feel better."
"I don''t want no stupid blood tests, Alpha. It don''t make a difference in who I am and what my life is.
Nothing changes with whatever would show up on that piece of paper,” I exin, "I don''t want no one
to treat me any different than they do now. I especially don''t want them to think of me any different."
"Marco. Your lineage is something to be proud of. All those years your dad trained US growing up and
no one ever said anything? Not your dad, your brothers or you? Why?" James still don''t understand
why I try not to talk about it.
Marco sighs, "Dad’s a proud guy. He didn''t want people to know he came here because he couldn''t be
a ranked member somewhere else and he always taught US it didn''t matter. The only thing that matters
is hard work and to earn your keep.”
"As your dad would say, ''you don''t have to be the best at everything but put your best into everything
you do.’ You sound so much like him, Marco,” Alpha Bronx smiles at me.
"Well, Marco, your secret is safe with me. But I will say, it makes more sense now that the Moon
Goddess fated you to a Beta female,” James nods approvingly.
‘Thank you, James,” I still feel like a thousand eyes are on me even though there is only three of US in
the room.
"And congrattions on your promotion to lead guard for the Luna,” he smiles and holds his bottle up. I
finally let myself breathe a sigh of relief and clink my bottle against his.
"Well, congrats on your promotion to intelligence officer for the Luna,” Iugh quietly in return before we
both drink.
As we set our bottles down, someone giggles in the bedroom. It sounds like little jingle bells.
"Ah, that would be my mate,” James smiles and pushes his chair back.
Musu''s loudugh that I love so muches from the room next, then the Luna''s little high-pitched
giggle.
"Sounds like naptime is over, gentlemen. Let''s collect our mates and get some food other than
milkshakes into them,” Alpha Bronx stands up from the table and motions for US to walk with him.
James and I follow him toward the sound of the giggling voices. I can feel my heart beat a little harder
the closer I get to the room. Ever since
Musu told me she was pregnant, I could smell something moreplex than just her delicioustro
and sweet fried tanos maduros scent. It is almost like sofrito; I guess. I don''t know for sure, but it''s
like a drug. It makes me want to be close to her every minute of every day.
Even more than before she was pregnant. She says it must be the pups and not to get used to it
because when they are born, it will go away. I hope not.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? Three beautifuldies trading secrets?” Alpha Bronx says as
he reaches the doorway. He takes a couple of steps into the room, so that me and James can get
around him.
I see Kas’s face light up the way it does only when the Alpha speaks to her. Her violet eyes get even
more twinkly than usual. She sits up a little higher and talks to him like we ain''t in the room, "Wouldn''t
you like to know.”
Delh squeals a little when she sees James and climbs off the side of the bed to greet him. She leans
against him and gives him little pecks on the cheeks and his mouth while smiling at her, kissing her in
return. When I tell you, James never used to smile, I mean it. He was as serious a guy as theye.
Now whenever he sees his mate or even talks about her, he could light up a room with that smile. His
entire world changed when he met Delh. You can see it in his eyes. He''s gonna be a great dad.
"James, you two are wee to go eat at the conference table in my office,” Alpna Bronx says, tipping
his head in that direction down the hall.
"Thank you, Bronx," James replies, taking Delh by her thin hands and leading her out of the room.
"Kas, I''ll be back soon! We have cookingpetitions to catch up on!" Delh yells from the hall.
"Corazon," I smile as I stand next to the bed and hold my hand out to my mate. She takes it and
carefully slides off the bed while I help her bnce her weight. Her shirt can''t hide her beautiful belly
anymore and I can''t get enough. She is so damn beautiful. I''m pretty sure I''m the luckiest son of a bitch
in the world because she lets me pull her into my arms and kiss her right there in front of Kas and
Alpha Bronx. It''s only been a few hours since I saw her, but it feels like a full week. She takes one of
my hands and moves it to her belly.
"They knew you were here, Mon Loup. They could sense you. That''s what woke me up,” she beams. It
takes everything I have to not bend down and kiss her belly in front of everyone.
"I got lunch ready for you next door. You hungry?" I ask, looking at her closely, "A-are you okay, Musu?
Something seems different."
m better than okay, Marco. Kas took away our fatigue and helped US calm down so we could sleep
for a while. I feel like a million dors,"
Musu smiles with her arms wrapped around me.
"Oh she did, did she?" Alpha Bronx chimes in as he sits at the end of his bed. He''s squinting his eye,
looking straight at Kas, who is squinting her eyes right back at him.
Kas caves after about five seconds and giggles as she climbs down to the end of the bed and into his
lap. She looks even tinier when she is on hisp than she normally does. When he wraps his arms
around her you can''t hardly tell she''s there. All you can see is her legs sticking out from under his big
hug.
Musu covers her mouth to stop herself fromughing when she hears Kas giggling and the bits of
whispers from Alpha Bronx that are making her giggle. I put my finger to my lips and lead her out of the
apartment to give the Alpha some time with his mate. And to be honest, I could use some time with my
mate too. I have a promotion to tell her about.